Yay! Another Assignment...

     Well, he's at it again, folks.  John Scalzi has given any and all takers the assignment of naming a talent that we don't have that we wish we did have.  I'm kind of new to this sort of thing, but I had a good time with the Future stuff, so I figure I can give this one a go. 

 

      Now, insofar as it'd be pretty cool to be able to lick my own ears, I think the one talent I would most like to have would have to be pastry.  I wish I could make pastry.  I mean, a guy could make a lot of friends with a simple batch of chocolate eclairs. 

                                                          

      Moreover, with some mad pastry skills, I could show up at a woman's house on a date, and instead of handing over a bunch of flowers which would die anyway, I can hand her a sack of cream-puffs that are guaranteed to pack on more than enough pounds to easily last a heck of a lot longer than any old bunch of flowers.  Needless to say, she'd definitely remember me for a very long time.

     Also, consider the speeding tickets I could get out of by simply, slyly handing the offended officer a dozen danish or two.  Oh yes...  I would be above the law with this talent, and it's clear the world would be mine...  mine...  mine..   hahahaaaa!!!!

 

     Now, as for the extra-credit portion of the gig, John wants to know a completely useless talent I possess, and though I probably shouldn't tell you this, I can pick up things, pinch people wickedly hard, and break pencils with my toes. 

Is there any wonder why a monkey like me would turn to a life of pastry?

See ya,

DP